SPECIAL FEATURE growing volumes. The Nelspruit district in the Lowveld is South Africa’s second-biggest producer of citrus fruit. The Graskop Gorge Lift Company has built a dramatic way to view the “Edge of the Lowveld” (pictured). Large parts of the province are in the so-called Middleveld comprising high-plateau grasslands. Forestry operations are found in central and southeastern Mpumalanga, but the heart of this important industry is around Sabie in the east. The Mpumalanga forestry sector is one of the most important in the country: 11% of the total land area of Mpumalanga is covered either by plantations or natural forests. Large sugar operations are found in the south-east of the province. The province has excellent roads and railway connections and is well served by airports, airstrips and heliports. The Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport and Hoedspruit Airport are the province’s two main airports. The Maputo Development Corridor is a transportation corridor comprising road, rail, border posts, port and terminal facilities, running from Pretoria in Gauteng through Mpumalanga to the Port of Maputo in Mozambique. The corridor supports high volumes of cross-border freight services. Industry and tourism benefit from the concentration of resources and ease of transportation. This international initiative emphasises Mpumalanga’s excellent location as a logistics and transport hub.
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MPUMALANGA BUSINESS 2018/19